A place where I am able to raise some awareness about organ donation, ramble about my experiences on the waiting list and also life post transplant and diverge into other compelling and amusing things I may find along the way...

Sunday, October 26, 2008

2 Days Pre TX - 15/10/08- waiting, waiting and more waiting

So here comes a series of blogs which are going to explain what exactly went on between the four walls of Hammersmith Hospital in the week I was there... enjoy!

I can't say anything profound about the first day in the hospital, apart from that there was a lot of waiting. Waiting for a bed, waiting for tests, waiting for Oli to arrive and waiting for the actual operation itself!

I'd forgotton all about the joyous little ways of how hospitals work -blood tests at 3am, weigh in at 6am and various other little visits in the night coupled with my extreme nervousness and utter excitement did not provide a good nights sleep...

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About Me

In between talking way too much about my cats (Milo and Tiger for those of you who are pretending you don't know) I am a filmmaker and photographer.
After waiting nearly five years for a kidney with my name on it to pop up on the UK donor list, my wonderful friend Oli came forward as a donor and miraculously was a good match. His selfless act has completely changed my life and I literally feel as though I've got a brand new body.
Check out my work on hollycocker.tumblr.com and www.hollycocker.com
I also like stripy hats a lot.